For the finest in sophisticated dining, treat yourself to Old Hickory Steakhouse, where we make dinner truly an unforgettable experience. Overlooking the meandering river in our two-acre atrium, Old Hickory Steakhouse—Gaylord Hotels" signature restaurant—features a stylish and contemporary design, modeled on the interior of an elegant Georgian row house. Indulge in the finest wines as you savor tender, premium Black Angus Beef seared-to-perfection just the way you like it. Old Hickory takes pride in only offering the finest cuts in superior quality, all-natural 1855 beef Experience a tableside presentation of flavorful cheeses. All presented by our Maitre D' Frommage

Private Dining

Old Hickory at Gaylord National offers the utmost in Private Dining services. Old Hickory can accommodate semi private and private room needs throughout the year. Old Hickory is designed into five dining rooms which invite parties of 10 to 200.

Waiter was super friendly, recommended many items. Food was ok, Mac and cheese was terrible couldn’t eat it, and several peoples steaks were not cooked to specifications. Probably would not spend the money to come back

It was super loud, people were face timing and getting loud phone calls. Our steak was fatty and our mashed potatoes were cold. A disappointment for our 36th Wedding Anniversary. It is beautiful and has great staff and a beautiful fire place and nice views. Not worth the money. We were very disappointed but we did not say anything because it was our Wedding Anniversary.

The restaurant is beautiful located in National Harbor Gaylord Hotel. My only gripe is it took almost an hour to get our food once we ordered. I mentioned it to the waiter and was told they were very busy. I think the wait time is unacceptable. It was a great restaurant other than that.

We were very disappointed with Old Hickory. My husband ordered a non-alcoholic beer that was on the menu, but they were out of it. My husband and daughter ordered the Tomahawk Steak to share, but they were out of it. We ordered the steak carpaccio for an horderve, but it "wasn't up to standard" or so the chef thought. Let me remind you that it is a steak house. The waiter avoided our table and NEVER sent a manager over to talk with us. It was our hope to have a wonderful dinner with our daughters, since it isn't often that we are all together with our work schedules. We will never go there again and we will never recommend it to our friends.

We choose here for our anniversary. Our reservation was 7:30, ordered drinks and appetizers (which were both tasty) and then waited and waited for our entrees. We never received our steaks. Finally at 9 we had to ask for our check because we needed to make a 10 pm show at the MGM. I still can’t believe that we never got our steaks. Even if the grill wasn’t working properly, we should have been notified well in advance so we could get something else. Wish I could review the steaks but it wasn’t for me to taste it.

Made reservation at seven. Arrived on time are were seated fairly quickly. They have a nice cheese selection for their cheese plates. However, we ordered our a meal before 7:15, my boyfriend and split a New York strip and ordered two sides) and we didn’t get our meal until 9:10-9:20. So we waited over two hours and were starving. Something must have happened in the kitchen. Took way too long for our meal and they didn’t even compensate anything off our bill and kept telling us for the past hour before 9 “it should be out shortly.” Food was fine, not worth the wait though.

Unfortunately, the meal we ordered never made it to the table. Service was slow, but - only after asking after waiting three hours - we found out that the grill was broken and they had just gotten it fixed when we had to leave. This is something that should have been communicated upfront and would have enabled us to make other plans. Instead of a fantastic anniversary meal, it turned into an expensive bar tab with a couple of drinks and some cheese.

No manager ever stopped by our table to offer an explanation. We would have expected such at the price point of this restaurant. We would have understood given the catastrophic damage our area experienced the past couple of days, but no communication left us feeling that customers were a second thought.

Beautiful restaurant inside and out. Ambiance was stellar. Food was what you’d expect from a steakhouse, everything was cooked perfectly. My only complaint would be that the scallop dish was a bit under seasoned for my taste. Service was great, not the best service I’d ever had but definitely suited our needs.

Had a wonderful relaxed meal. Our server was amazing. He was attentive yet not intrusive. His recommendations were spot on and his wine substitution for a bottle we ordered that they were out of was perfect. I had the hot cauliflower soup that was so light and airy and delicious. My husband and I both had fillets with to die for Bearnaise sauce. While the Brussels sprouts and the mushrooms sides that we selected were not quite to my taste, my husband enjoyed both. We finished the meal with an incredible chocolate souffle.If possible try to get a seat by a window to see the beautiful harbor view / atrium.A great experience with the only downside being the cost. A little pricey to make it a more regular destination.

We had reservations for 5 pm, we were going to see a show after dinner. The restaurant didn't open until 5pm, and we were not seated until 10-15 minutes after 5pm. If you are able to make reservations at 5pm you should at least have the restaurant open 10-15 minutes before that time. I didn't expect to have to wait to be seated at such an early dinner time. It all worked out since we made the show on time but next time I would make the reservation at 5:15pm. The food was excellent!

The place and ambiance is great, however our service was horrible. We waited for 30 minutes or more to be seated. It was understandable since it was during the CPAC convention. But after being seated, service was very slow and not attentive. We had to keep calling other waiters to get service. In terms of food, the porterhouse was ok, I should have chosen the cowboy ribeye. The fries were too salty even for me who likes salt a lot. And mushroom didn't taste right. The bottle of wine was great, but we had to wait for the bigger wine goblets for 10 minutes.

Every year we come to National Harbor we have to get a reservation here, it's just that good! They make sure everything is cooked to your liking and they do a great job recommending wines, champagnes, and cheeses and describing the flavors. The staff is always very friendly and their timing is good. I definitely recommend it.

This steakhouse is very nice and appropriate for a special occasion. Located in the National Harbor Gaylord the location is convenient, especially if you are staying at the Gaylord.

The checkin was a little slow and there was little communication on what to expect...”they will seat you in a moment or you have a wait of...” this did not happen and we stood around for awhile and then went to the bar. As soon as we sat at to the bar they came by to seat us. The reception was friendly, but understaffed at the time we checked in for our reservation.

The booths on the restaurant floor sit slightly lower than normal so the table line is high and a little uncomfortable. If you have a chair, all was right. They have white napkins so if you have dark evening ware the white shows on your clothing.

The main service was great and the food was outstanding. I liked the atmosphere and the overall experience was good.

Ambience and food taste including sides were memorable. Service was attentive but not memorable. Cost was less than expected. A quiet restaurant with live violinist on Valentine’s Day. Coffee and Creme brûlée with fresh fruit on top was a great finale.

Food was adequate but overpriced. We arrived on time for our 7pm reservation yet still waited 10 minutes to be sat even though restaurant was half empty. Service was very slow. Waited almost an hour for appetizer. The waiter even gave us a glass of wine on the house for waiting so long. Cheese selection was the best part of meal. Filet mignon was fair- not worth the 50$ price tag. We won't be back

We had a 7:00pm reservation for two. We arrived at 6:50, checked in with the hostess and went to the lounge to wait to be seated. We checked in with the hostess several times after not being seated, being told just a few more minutes each time. By 7:45 we requested to speak to the manager, as we no longer had time to eat dinner before our next engagement. Though apologetic and comping my $35 bar tab, our dinner was effectively ruined. I would expect better service from what is supposedly a top-notch establishment. I would leave a review about the food quality, but we didn’t eat there. Not pleased.

We had tickets to a show at 10 pm and had a reservation at Old Hickory Steakhouse for 7pm. We didn't get seated until 7:30. We ordered but never got our food and had to leave to make the show. Waiter told us it was a Union Kitchen that held things up. Just awful

Although the food wasn't bad (not great), the service was terrible. The food is too expensive to come with bad service. Unfortunately the good didn't outweigh the bad, and I definitely will not return.

Very disappointed as we were celebrating a birthday and advised prior to booking. No mention of it which was surprising as the table beside us were celebrating a birthday and received recognition. We had eaten here before and the food and service was excellent which was the reason we booked reservations again. Unfortunately they were out of the Tomahawk Ribeye for 2 which was one of the reasons we came . The service was not very good--we waited 20 minutes before our drink order was taken. When we paid , they took our credit card and were gone for a really long time. The server came back and said the credit card machine was not working----which was VERY STRANGE as the other diners were using theirs in the next room. According to one of the staff, depending what room you were in, different systems are used ....like I said very strange . It was unfortunate that the overall experience was not very good .